----Source: From the Biographical History
of Clark and Jackson Counties, published by the Lewis Publishing
Co., 1891, pages 186 187:
ALVAH BALLOU, one of the pioneers of Clark County, Wisconsin
was born February 13, 1834, in the old Bay State, the son of Martin
and Prudy Ballou. He received his education in Massachusetts and
remained with his parents until he was twenty-one years old. He
came West in 1855, and for a time made his home in Harrison,
Calumet County, Wisconsin. Clark County has been his home since
1876. While in Calumet County Mr. Ballou was married to Amanda
Foster, and of their four children three are living.

When the war broke out the subject of our sketch enters the
service, enlisting in 1861, in Company C, Tenth Wisconsin Infantry.
Shortly after his arrival in the South he was taken sick and spent
three months in the hospital. On account of disability he was
discharged the following year. During his brief service he was
instrumental in capturing a spy who was afterward executed.

Mr. Ballou owns a good farm on section 11, Levis Township, four
miles from Neillsville, that he has cleared up from a wilderness.
He has been a hard working man all his life. He is a stanch
Republican and a most worthy citizen.

Alva/Alvah & Amanda (Foster)
Ballow/Ballou

Levis
Township, Clark County, Wisconsin

Census
Records

1860 Federal Census - Harrison, Calumet County, Wisconsin

Name

Age

Sex

Race

Occupation

Value of Real Estate

Value of Personal Estate

Birth Place

Foster, Geo

45

m

w

farmer

300

150

Canada

Foster, Martha

44

f

w

Canada

Foster, Franklin

20

m

w

farm laborer

Canada

Foster, Geo

18

m

w

Canada

Foster, Amanda

15

f

w

Canada

Foster, John

10

m

w

Canada

Foster, Marian

8

f

w

Canada

Foster, Martha

6

f

w

Canada

Foster, Bery

4

m

w

Canada

Foster, Randall

6 months

m

w

Wis.

1860 Federal Census - Harrison, Calumet County, Wisconsin

Name

Age

Sex

Race

Occupation

Value of Real Estate

Value of Personal Estate

Birth Place

Foster, Geo

45

m

w

farmer

300

150

Canada

Foster, Martha

44

f

w

Canada

Foster, Franklin

20

m

w

farm laborer

Canada

Foster, Geo

18

m

w

Canada

Foster, Amanda

15

f

w

Canada

Foster, John

10

m

w

Canada

Foster, Marian

8

f

w

Canada

Foster, Martha

6

f

w

Canada

Foster, Bery

4

m

w

Canada

Foster, Randall

6 months

m

w

Wis.

1870 Federal Census - Harrison, Calumet County, Wisconsin

Name

Age

Sex

Race

Occupation

Value of Real Estate

Value of Personal Estate

Birth Place

Ballow, Alvah

33

m

w

farmer

480

Mass.

Ballow, Amanda

26

f

w

keeping house

Canada

Ballow, Nellie

6

f

w

Wis.

Ballow, Addie

4

f

w

Wis.

Ballow, Elmer

2

m

w

Wis.

Furgeum, Amanda

59

f

w

Canada

*Transcribe the way it is index. Other spellings for Surnames:
Ballon, Ballou.